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the great spokane river gorge S T R A T E G I C M A S T E R P L A N

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FRIENDS OF THE FALLS

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MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN, INC.

contents

acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ES–1

chapter one: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

1.2 Planning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5

1.3 Strategic Master Plan Overview . . . . . 1–5

chapter two: GORGE AREA PROFILE

2.1 Regional Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–3

2.2 Natural and Cultural History . . . . . . . .2–3

2.3 Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–8

2.4 Transportation, Circulation and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–12

2.5 Market Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–15

chapter three: GORGE AREA DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY

3.1 Gorge Area Vision and Goals . . . . . . . .3–3

3.2 Planning Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–4

3.3 Priority Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–4

chapter four: STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

4.1 Transportation, Circulation and Parking Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–3

4.2 Pedestrian and Bike Way Element . . .4–12

4.3 Recreational Element . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–20

4.4 Economic Development Element . . . .4–26

4.5 Interpretive Facilities and Program Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–32

4.6 Habitat Restoration and Preservation Element . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–43

4.7 Green Infrastructure Planning and Design Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–55

chapter five: IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS

5.1 Gorge Area Planning Principles and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3

5.2 Financing Sources, Strategies and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5

5.3 Management Structure and Strategies . .5-11

5.4 Plan Review, Approval and Adoption . .5-14

5.5 Future Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-16

5.5 Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17

appendix A: Project Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1

appendix B: Whitewater Park Study . . . . online*

appendix C: Interpretive Facilities and Program Guidelines . . . . . . . . . online*

appendix D: Habitat Restoration andPreservation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . online*

appendix E: Green Infrastructure Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . online*

*for copies of the plan, including all appendices:

www.friendsofthefalls.orgwww.downtown.spokane.netwww.spokanecity.org

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acknowledgementsG R E A T S P O K A N E R I V E R G O R G E S T R A T E G I C M A S T E R P L A N

Mayor James E. West

friends of the falls board of directorsSheila CollinsGavin CooleyMichael EdwardsSteve FaustBryan FlettSteve FranksJim KolvaBob MansfieldJohn MoyerTerry NovakDoug SiddowayGreg SweeneyJeff WarnerMartha Lou Wheatley-Billeter

spokane park boardJeff HalsteadMike HowsonFrank KnottSteve McNuttJim QuigleyRon RectorElizabeth SchoedelSteve SilkworthLarry Stanley

city councilBob AppleAl FrenchDennis HessionCherie RodgersJoe ShoganBrad StarkMary Verner

partnersCity of SpokaneSpokane Park BoardSpokane Park StaffPark Land Committee

Brownes Addition Neighborhood CouncilPeaceful Valley Neighborhood CouncilWest Central Neighborhood CouncilWest Central Community Center

Lisa Brown, State SenatorBrad Benson, State SenatorTimm Ormsby, State RepresentativeHans Dunshee, State Representative

Washington State Parks and Recreation CommissionConvention and Visitors BureauSpokane Area Chamber of CommerceSpokane Economic Development CouncilDowntown Spokane PartnershipDowntown Business Improvement DistrictDowntown Spokane Ventures AssociationUpper Columbia United TribesSpokane Tribe

Northwest PropertiesAvista UtilitiesMountain GearREIOutThere

Northwest White Water AssociationSpokane Canoe and Kayak ClubFriends of the FallsFriends of the Centennial TrailGreenstone Corporation

Alex StoneMike StoneKathy ThammKaye TurnerMonica WaltersDale WhitneyRene Wiley

consultant teamPrime Consultant: UrbanDesign and PlanningMoore, Iacofano, Goltsman(MIG), Inc.Daniel IacofanoD. Paul TuttleRosemary DudleyEric PhillipsChad MarkellTodd Coleman

Project Management andPlanning

Michael Terrell LandscapeArchitect (MTLA)Michael TerrellWilliam Sinclair

History, Culture and NaturalResources

Jones and JonesNathaniel CormierMario Campos

Transportation

Robert Peccia & AssociatesJeffrey A. KeyNick Ladas

Economics

Economic Research AssociatesSteven SpickardNadine A. FogartyGregg J. Gilbert

Infrastructure

Thomas, Dean & HoskinsDave Wall

community participantsCharlene AbrahamsonDeb AbrahamsonHoward AbrahamsonBarbara AdamsSteve AdamsMark AdenMike AdolfaeTom AgnewLinda AlbanCarol AlibietzJohn Allen

Judy AllingJohn AllisonMaxine AllowayVerne AmesonC.K. AndersonCarrie AndersonCraig AndersonGary AndersonJanet AndersonJo AndersonTerri AndersonHenry ArguinchonaLeon & Laura ArkseyKathryn ArnesonTim ArnoldBill ArsenaultMindy AshcroftSusan AshePam AustinJulianne AvaneT.J. & Mary BadgerJoanne BaileyG. BaileyJanice Baker

stakeholder groupSue AbbottRandy AbrahamsonAlan ArsenaultDavid BauermeisterJohn BrewerKerry BrooksTeresa BrumSandra BussBrenda CorbettPaul CrutchfieldPatrick DavidsonPaul DelaneyKarin DivensSpeed FitzhughBill FraserClarice GarciaSandy GillBob GlatzerRick HastingsWarren HeylmanGeorge HillBruce HowardChris KellyClark MatherRobert MattBrian MurrayJulie NeffLori NicolDoug PineoGreg PresleyJonathan RascoffTom ReeseNancy RothLarry SchoonoverJeff SelleDave Steele

Karen BakerBrock BakerJames BambergerTony BamonteCarol BarberDon BarbieriPamela BarclayMike & Juliet BarentiKaren BarlowSheri BarnardNed BarnesSteve BarrettChris BattenBryan BaysingerJohn BeatonNeil BeaverTim BeckShannon BedardKate BehanPam BehringBill BellRob BenedettiJoanne BenhamBrad BensonBrian BenzelMaggie BerginStacy BernathJim BertisLori BertisStacy BertschTom BestChris BettmanGreg BeverGreg BirchellDave BlackErica BlaineBrad BlegenLinda BlissRonald BlountAlison BoggsKaren BooneMax BorsteJeanne BoseneeBridgette BossioCarl BostonJohn BouchardFrancine BoxerJim BoydRoseanna BoydDick BradyDavid BrayTaylor Bressler

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Bobby BrettLloyd BrewerRob BrewsterGenevieve BriandBeverly BriggsJim BrightonBob BrisboisBarbara BrooksBill BrooksTom BrooksLisa BrownLarry BrownHarvey BrownMary Anne BrownRichard BruceSusan BrudnickiBill & Carolyn BryanCarol BryanGeorge BryantRichard BryantYvonne BucklinGordon BudkeRichard BunchDan ByrneBen CabildoPeter CainBrad CalbickMike CaldwellEric CalkinsJim CamdenDavid CampbellJames & Michelle CamynAmy CannataMaria CantwellAmy CarsonPJ CarstensJerry CesarattoBarbara ChamberlainDoug ChaseTerry ChaseTimothy ChervenakElizabeth ChristyStephen ClarkJulie & Owen ClarkeDinah & Ross CobleMike CochranRoger CochranBill CoddJudy ColeAnn ColfordJeff CollitonSali Combelic

Nancy CompeauPamela ComstockMike ConnellyGary ConnorTimothy ConnorCraig ConradMelissa CoodeyEugene CookBarton CookeBob CookeGarry CopelandCharles CornwellJim CorrellJennifer CouperJay CousinsJohn CovertBetsy CowlesStacey CowlesJim CoxJennifer CoxSam CozzaGeorge CraigEvelyn CreagerSusanne CroftShannon CrossShaun CrossTom CulbertsonJane CunninghamTimothy CunninghamMichael CurrinDana DalrympleJanet DaubelJim DavidChase DavisJanet DavisLeon DavisRyland DavisMyrna DeckerLyn DedasLauren DeLandTony DeLateurRobert DellwoJoe DennisonAimee DePueKaren DeseveKarin DevinsSara DevinsJim DeWittDennis DickensBill DillonPaul DomitorRyan Donahoe

John DownesJulie DriscollLoren DudleyRosemarie DuffySally DuffyGigi DuthieBruce EldredgeSara EllerdTania EllersickMarcella ElstonSteve EmersonGunta EmmonsSteve EugsterMike FaganJohn FairlyJulie FalangerHelen FarrisMary Jo FaulhaberDean FeldmeierTim FennessyRich FenrichAdeline FerdinLynn FergusonWalter Fernau, Jr.Randy FewelJerry FicklinLinda FinneyBetty FirstPaul FishRosalie FisherChuck FiskDennis FitzgeraldDennis FitzpatrickMichael FlanneryKevin FlattCheryl FlemingPauline FlettRoger FlintDoug FloydElaine FoersterMichael ForresterNeal FosseenWill FransonKit FrantzichMick FrenchAndy FriedlerRoger FryeBarbara FulsaasJames FunkeMary GaddyTim GarvinTim Gavin

Mary GianniniTim GiesaMike GiffordHarold GilkeyJudith GilmoreGeorge & Lila GirvinDave GodlewskiJeff GomboskyNancy GoodspeedElissa GordonKelsey GrayJay GreenMarguerite GreenPaul GreenCharlie GreenwoodSteve GreggDarrin GriechenDoug GrieppTom GriffeyDon GriffithsBill GrimesCraig GrossmanLarry GrossmanNate GrossmanBryan GrossmansConnie GrovTony GroverHubertus & Tanya GuentherPatricia GulickCathy GundersonCharley GurcheDavid GuthrieCheryl GwinnRich HadleyBarbara HagedornDorene HagenBart HagginMary Joan HahnJacqui HalversonDave HamerClaudia & Michael HamiltonLindsey HamiltonDon HamiltonPaul HamiltonMichael HamiltonDennis HansenJesse HansenPia HansenJim HarlessJeanette HarrasClayton HarringtonMike & Linda Harrington

Phil HarrisStarr HarrisonAl HaselbacherLunell HaughtJonathan HawkinsWilliam HawleyMarsha HayesMary & Rich HedrickDonna HendersonTom HernkenRobert HeroldMarian & Kaye HerzerMax HewittJohn HieberDon HigginsShaun HigginsJack & Kathleen HillStephen HindleyAlvin HinkelTom HixKeith HoffmanSuzi HokonsonJim HollingsworthJohn HollowayMelville HolmesPhyllis HolmesGunnar HolmquistMary Jane HoneggarDawna Hood

Don HornbeckBob HorrocksBill & Patty HouffRichard HowardElizabeth HowardJames HowlandGaylon HughesJenean HughesPat HughesDwight HumeDolores HumistonMargaret HurleyDon HurstEric HusseyFrank IdeHugh ImhofLois IrwinDiane JacksonSteve JacksonConnie & Mitch JensenBetsy JewettRoland & Cindy JohnRon JohnsRuss JohnsonEric JohnsonGreg JohnsonJane JohnsonKristina JohnsonMelissa Johnson

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Robin JohnstonKaren JurasinBill KalivasDon KardongJoanne KarlstenJudy KaufmanEdwin & Betsy KeeganJud KeiserGrant KellerDavid KellerBill KelleyMark KerberSister Mary KevinEd KiemleGreg KingLarry KisslerVicki KitleyGene KlozarLorinda KnightRandy KnightAllen Kohler

Paula KorusRobert KovacevichWayne KraftLudlow KramerPaul KroppTeyadora KuhlePeggy KuhrMary KuneyBea LackaffeDean LaddLinda LambertChris LambiotteLeila LarsonGary LauermanGertrude LavinTerry LawheadBetsy LawrenceGary LawtonJohn LaytonNorman LeBretJim Lee

Lon LeeGlenys LeestmaMargaret LeonardAllen LeTourneauTeresa LienPaul LindholtGregory LipskerGino LisieckiSally LodatoToni LodgeCliff LoefflerDon LukesAlan LundbeckJim LundbergSteve LundbergDenice LutzDean LynchJack LynchTomas LynchSue Lani MadsenBonnie Mager

Rob MagnusonMike MaharRandy MahlerDarlene MalonePatrick Copeland MaloneDave MandykeJohn ManningJon ManningJoann MantinelliSuzanne MarkhamChris MarrMarcia MarsoMario MartinDolores MartinRoy MassenaRose MatisseWanda MattMichael MaurerMary Ann MaxsonKate McCaslinMary Ann McCurdyFloyd McDowellMick McDowellBill McEwenVern McGeeHal McGlatheryTed McGregorBetty McInturffPam McKayKathy McKinleyBarrie McNeilBob McVickerPedro MendopaDoug & Joan MenziesJohn MercerLouis MeulerNellie MichaelAmy MichelsonDonna MilbournGlenn MilesConnye MillerRon MillerLarry & Linda MilsowOwen MirDoug MitchellKaren MobleyChuck MoffittClare MohrJ.J. MoodyJim MooreDean MoorehouseMarion Moos

Bob MoranCliff MoreyMike MorrisScott MorrisCharles & Lynn MorrisonHarvey MorrisonLinda MoulderJoanne MoyerJohn MrazRichard MullenRyan MurphyMark MurphyDon MurrayPatty MurrayMolly MyersGeorge NachtsheimDoug NadvornickRebecca NappiJeff & Eileen NaveMichael NaveKatie NaveKip NedvedCajer NeelyScott NelsonWayne NelsonDon NeraasTimothy NevinsTravis NicholsVivian NielsenJack & Claire NisbetRuss NobbsBarbara NovakSteven NowlandJerry NumbersMarla NunbergLeonard OaklandJohn O'ConnerKathleen O'ConnerArchie OestreicherRobert & Margot OgdenFrank & Tho O'HalloranChris O'HarraKen OlsonErkki OranenScott OrmeSue PaceTami PalmquistAndrea PalpantTimothy ParkerJean PatrouchJohn PatrouchAl Payne

Ruth PearsonToni PessemierDavid PetersonMarion PhillipsMatthew PhillipyMamie PicardMark PinchMichelle PingreeBrooke PlastinoRobert PloughBill PodobnikGary PollardGeorge PontiusTom PowerJulian PowersMike PragerTom PrattCathleen PuckettChristine QuernaAyad RahmaniLorna ReamHarley ReckordSteve RectorJim RedVicki RedlinBarbara ReedDon ReichmuthMark ReillyLucy ReinerMark RenlundGregory RennerTodd ReuterSally ReynoldsBree ReynoldsJames RibbleBob RiggsBill RobinsonAusey RobnettSherrie RockserJim RogersSandy RoistacherCarla RolandTerren RoloffMarsha RooneyJennifer RosemanJohn RoskelleyJulie RossRoger RossTom RousseauLewis RumplerBob RunkleRichard Rush

Jack SaadAndrew Sackville-WestPatricia SampsonHelen SandifurPaul SandifurKen SandsJerry SantantonioCarole SargentEric SawyerSusan & Terrence SawyerBob ScarfoDan SchafferRose SchultzJohn SchwartzStanley SchwartzHerb SevertsenMarion SeverudCookie SevierRobert ShanewiseGarry SheaJeanna ShelleyLinda SheridanTom SherryGeorge ShillingerDavid ShockleyStephen ShropeRick ShulmanLauri SiddowayJami SijohnJim SijohnHarry SilverstienWilliam SimerJohn SimmonsKay SimonsGus & Carol SimpsonKen SimsScott SinesAmy SinisterraBishop William SkylstadLarry SmallMichael SmithJoel SmithAnne SmithChris SmithJill SmithJohn SmithTighe SmithReannce SmulanSuzanne SnowdonJon SnyderLarry SoehrenMatthew Spaur

Father Robert SpitzerLorna St. JohnTracey St. OngeBetty StallmanPete StantonJoe StassiNorma StejerRick SteltenpohlDavid StevensSherri StevensStu StilesBob Stilger & Susan VirnigStanley StirlingJohn StolzJohn StoneNancy StowellWayne StruckPam SullivanPhyllis SullivanStephanie SwanCynthia SwansonKathy SwehloSigni SwensonJohn TalbottHoward TamblynMike TaylorTyrus TenoldMichael TerrellClyde TimboeGina TohmJay TownsendHugh TravaillePaul TrueDave TurnerRobert TurnerKevin TwohigMary Ann UlikBob VailBrian VanderbiltKen & Mitzi VanVoorhisChris VenneDaniel VernerGary VierraSteve VigusChet VineyardJohn & Erna VinjeBob VorisDave WalkerDave WallDick Walters

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Geneva WardLeslie WarnerMargaret WatsonJanet WatsonDorothy WebsterJohn WebsterGreg WeedRon WellsRon WendleSteve WenkeBrian WestmorelandAnne WhighamChristine WhiteRobert WhiteJack WhiteJerry WhiteRichard WhiteScott WhitesittMarc WhitmanDianne WiebeNancy WilbertRayette WilderElnora WildermuthBill WilesKevin WileyEvelyn WillardKevin WilliamsSusan WinchellLinda WolcottLarry WoodAlex WoodPriscilla WopatWalt & Karen WorthyLarry WrightAnne WymanTina WynecoopTerry & Jean WyniaLouie WynneLinda YeomansJudi & Don YoungDennis YoungJohn YoungBill YoungsFrank YuseConrad ZacharyBonnie ZaharaVern Ziegler